Could A's be shopping Yoenis Cespedes?

Although Yoenis Cespedes hit 26 home runs in 2013 -- three more than in 2012, when he finished second in AL Rookie of the Year voting -- those few extra blasts also came with a 52 point drop in his batting average, from .292 to .240. Given that the outfielder is under contract for $21 million over the next two years, there's a chance that disappoinment might lead to his being dealt this offseason.

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